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Hi, I've recently inherited this hat, it was formerly my Grandfather's who we sadly lost about 15 years ago. Regrettably, my Grandmother also died recently and upon clearing out their house we discovered a large box of railwayana, which amongst other items, contained this hat. As the...

I’ve recently inherited a selection of really interesting historic railway manuals and this book is amongst them… but unlike most of the others I can’t seem to find any information about it online. I’ve attached a photo of the cover - does anyone have any idea regarding the scarcity/value of it...

I recently needed to travel between Aberdeen and London and despite the considerably longer journey time would’ve preferred to travel by rail. But I didn’t - purely because: Flying was about a third of the cost From an end to end journey perspective flying was about twice as fast as rail...

Hi, A couple of weeks ago I was onboard an EMR service between Nottingham and Manchester - when we arrived at Chesterfield the train stopped on platform 2. For those who are unfamiliar with Chesterfield station this is highly unusual and a special announcement was even made over the tannoy to...

I’m currently on board the delayed 18:07 Northern service from Sheffield to Nottingham. I along with many other passengers were waiting on Platform 5a - unusually there were no automated announcements for the service but it was showing as running to time on the display screens. 18:07 came and...

Hi, Quick question on behalf of my brother. He’s travelling from Nottingham to London this evening and has a Super Off-Peak Return ticket to use. It’s an e-ticket he purchased from EMR’s app. Will this be valid on the 18:30 to Kings Cross via Grantham? Many Thanks

Hi, For each of the past three months I’ve visited the site of the former Tinsley Yard - it’s now a very pale shadow of its heyday but there are a few sidings that remain... albeit in quite a dilapidated state. My first visit was on 7th November and parked in the sidings were some rather sorry...

Hi, This afternoon I travelled from Woodhouse station in the outskirts of Sheffield back to the city centre. It has two numbered through platforms that are both in regular use but also has a third bay platform that's in a poor state of repair. Although this platform looks like it hasn't been...

Hi, I've recently been spending quite a lot of time exploring and learning about the relatively recently decommissioned railways in Sheffield and the surrounding area after moving back to the city in the summer. This is a line I know little about but understand that although passenger services...

Hi, It goes without saying that there are loads of services from Meadowhall to Sheffield but they almost always use Platforms 1 & 3 for obvious reasons. However about a decade ago there was one service daily (leaving approx 1900-2000 from memory) that used Platform 4 instead, it would then...

Hi, I need to travel from Sheffield to Eastbourne on Friday 28th August, returning on Sunday 30th. I can be flexible with my travel times but would ideally like to arrive in Eastbourne between 14:00-16:00. There is no rush for me to get back to Sheffield on the Sunday but will ideally be...

Hi, Five of us will be travelling from the Sheffield direction to Hathersage on Saturday - we need to be there for noon. Three of us will be setting off from Sheffield itself and two are planning to board at Dore & Totley. We’re looking to get the 11:14 from Sheffield but it would be great to...

Hi, Back when I was a young child in the late 80s/early 90s, I travelled on a non-stop service from London to Brighton as it attempted to break the speed record between the two cities. Unfortunately, the attempt failed and I seem to recall this being something to do with an emergency brake...

Covid-19 is the biggest world event since the end of the Cold War. And historically, after every major world event, there is a shift in global power. I suspect that the current crisis will be no different. But will it be to China’s benefit, or to its detriment? We do not yet know how long it...

Hi, Could someone confirm whether Liverpool-Norwich services ever called at Deansgate in timetabled service please? I’ve got a feeling this happened on occasion during the Regional Railways era but could be mistaken. Many Thanks

Hi, I’ve been travelling a lot on the Altrincham Metrolink line recently and know that it was originally converted from heavy rail in 1992, however I wasn’t local to Manchester at the time. As such there’s a bit about the infrastructure I don’t understand and was hoping that someone could help...

Hi, I’m currently travelling with a small set of stepladders, much to the amusement of some of my fellow passengers. It’s probably not the strangest thing I’ve taken on board as luggage though, previously I’ve needed to carry an unboxed Henry hoover on a train... that sparked even more...

Hi, There’s a possibility that I’ll need to make a return journey between Alfreton and/or Nottingham and Manchester every weekday for a fortnight at some point in September. Could someone let me know my best ticketing options please? I can travel off peak if necessary. I can also commit to...

Hi, On Saturday 13th July I'll be travelling from Sale to Grindleford and back again, most of my journey will be completed by rail but will also involve connections using any combination of tram, taxi and my own two feet. Obviously I'd like to travel for as low a cost as possible but if...

Hi, Sheffield platform 2c has always confused me with it’s numbering, it’s undoubtedly a platform in its own right and in my view should be called platform 3 with the existing platform 3 being renamed platform 4 and so on. I’d be willing to bet that 2c’s numbering has caused customer confusion...